Top professional tennis players

There are two types of tennis players’ rankings, WTA and ATP. WTA is ranking for female competitors, and ATP is ranking for male competitors. This post will highlight the Top professional tennis players in the world. Here is the list of current top five ATP players and top five WTA players.

Top five WTA players

Dominika Cibulkova

Date of birth: 6 May 1989

Height: 160 cm

Weight: 55 kg

Born: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Titles: 8 WTA tournaments, 2 ITF tournaments

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Slovakia

Best ranking: 5

Current ranking: 5

Playing style: hard hitter

Short biography: Known as a very aggressive player, Dominica is known for “refocusing” right after the point was scored or lost. She is known for powerful shots and long rally points, her favorite surface is hard due to her strong serve. The biggest Grand Slam results were Australian Open finals in 2014 and French Open semifinals in 2009.

Simona Halep

Date of birth: 27 September 1991

Height: 168 cm

Weight: 60 kg

Born: Constanta, Romania

Residence: Constanta, Romania

Titles: 14 WTA tournaments, 6 ITF tournaments

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Romania

Best ranking: 2

Current ranking: 4

Playing style: aggressive baseliner

Short biography: with so many various shots, Simona is definitively a type of player driving every opponent crazy. Very patient and intelligent style of play, with a lot of tactics, drop shots or sudden strikes. Simona can change the pace of game very quickly and her moving is outstanding. The biggest successes were French Open Finals in 2014 and Wimbledon and US Open Finals in 2015.

Karolina Pliskova

Date of birth: 21 March 1992

Height: 186 cm

Weight: 72 kg

Born: Louny, Czech Republic

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Titles: 7 WTA tournaments, 10 ITF tournaments

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Czech Republic

Best ranking: 3

Current ranking: 3

Playing style: powerful shots

Short biography: known for her Polynesian-style tattoos, Karolina is the player who progressed the most during last 6 months. Karolina plays very aggressively, obtaining very powerful shots, strong serve and finishing many points on the net. A bit weaker with movement and backhand. The biggest success was US Open Final in 2016.

Angelique Kerber

Date of birth: 18 January 1988

Height: 173 cm

Weight: 68 kg

Born: Bremen, West Germany

Residence: Puszczykowo, Poland

Titles: 2 Grand Slam titles, 0 WTA tournaments, 3 ITF tournaments

Handiness: left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Germany

Best ranking: 1

Current ranking: 2

Playing style: world class returner

Short biography: Born from Polish father and German mother, Angelique turned pro in 2003. Despite she wasn’t successful during the first years of the career, the year 2016 brought her the best results. Angelique is known for her motivation, quick transition from defense to offense and return of the impossible shots. She has both good forehand and backhand, but her backhand is better and she mostly plays backhand drop shots. Her biggest successes were victories on Australian Open and US Open in 2016.

Serena Williams

Date of birth: 26 September 1981

Height: 175 cm

Weight: 70 kg

Born: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA

Titles: 23 Grand Slam titles, 72 WTA tournaments

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): USA

Best ranking: 1

Current ranking: 1

Playing style: hard hitter

Short biography: with a long career under her belt, Serena won almost everything that could be won. She has four brothers and sisters, of whom her sister Venus is also a professional tennis player. Serena is known for immediate taking control of the point with a powerful serve, strong groundstrokes and very strong forehand, which is thought to be one of the strongest among women. In addition, she likes to play high-risk style. She won French Open 3 times, Australian Open 7 times, Wimbledon 7 times and US Open 7 times). In doubles, she won Australian Open 4 times, French Open once, Wimbledon twice and US Open 6 times. She also won Wimbledon and US Open in mixed doubles in 1998.

Top five ATP players

Kei Nishikori

Date of birth: 29 December 1989

Height: 178 cm

Weight: 74 kg

Born: Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA

Titles: 11

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Japan

Best ranking: 4

Current ranking: 5

Playing style: fast runner

Short biography: Nishikori mostly plays of the baseline, forcing his opponents to pull back by the variety of his strikes. He is the type of player with amazing movement and extremely precise, not particularly strong, but troublesome shots to other opponents. Kei mostly plays with the power of his brain and will. His defensive play, just as forehand and backhand, are very good. His biggest successes were US Open Finals in 2014 and bronze medal on Olympics in London 2016.

Milos Raonic

Date of birth: 29 December 1989

Height: 196 cm

Weight: 98 kg

Born: Titograd, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Titles: 8

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Canada

Best ranking: 3

Current ranking: 4

Playing style: serve and volley

Short biography: Raonic’s family moved in 1994 to Ontario, Canada, where he started to train. His playing style is known for his stunning serve, which is in most situations followed by a great volley and short points. Raonic’s weaknesses are definitively movement and long rallies. The biggest success of his career was Wimbledon finals in 2016.

Stanislas Wawrinka

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 81 kg

Born: Lausanne, Switzerland

Residence: Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland

Titles: 15

Handiness: right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Switzerland

Best ranking: 3

Current ranking: 3

Playing style: aggressive baseliner

Short biography: with one of the best one-handed backhands, Wawrinka is a very aggressive player who plays very flat shots and plays very well on all kinds of surfaces. He has very strong serve, and he is known for good net play if needed. His backhand is better than forehand. His biggest successes are Grand Slam titles: French Open in 2015, Australian Open in 2014 and US Open in 2016.

Novak Djokovic

Height: 187 cm

Weight: 80 kg

Born: Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Titles: 67

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Serbia

Best ranking: 1

Current ranking: 2

Playing style: all-rounder

Short biography: Djokovic has awesome playing style with strong groundstrokes, excellent serve, good top spins, good net points and various shots. Thus, he is one of a perfect tennis player of all time. His stamina is also great, and it is the best seen in the matches lasting 5 sets, where Novak is an absolute emperor. The biggest successes in his career were his 12 Grand Slam Titles – Australian Open 6 times, French Open once, Wimbledon three times and US Open twice. He won five tour finals and reached semifinals in Olympics in 2008 and 2012.

Andy Murray

Height: 191 cm

Weight: 84 kg

Born: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Residence: London, England, United Kingdom

Titles: 44

Handiness: right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Country (sports): Great Britain

Best ranking: 1

Current ranking: 1

Playing style: defensive baseliner

Short biography: Andy is a player whose all-around game is solid, but his most brutal weapon is defensive baseline shots, where he turns defense into offense and makes a point out of the completely lost situation. His movement is also amazing for his size and extremity length. He makes very little unforced errors in groundstrokes and his psychological strength are also fantastic. This is due to him using one of the best tennis racquet. The biggest successes of his career were Grand Slam titles, two in Wimbledon (2013, 2016), and one in US Open (2012). He lost 8 Grand Slam finals. He was the winner of tour finals in 2016.

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